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Mayor Martin Papke Furious – Saale Bridge in Weißenfels Likely Not Rebuilt Before 2029. Completion Not Until 2031?State Road Construction Authority Holds Presentation Event – Or How to Say with as Many Words as Possible That the Replacement Bridge Construction in Weißenfels over the Saale Is Delayed by Another Four Years? 
Event to Inform CitizensOn July 23, 2024, the State Road Construction Authority (LSBB) invited people to an informational event about the replacement bridge construction over the Saale at the Weißenfels Culture House. The large hall was half-filled with interested residents of Weißenfels, eagerly awaiting the presentations of the two gentlemen from Magdeburg.Explanation of the Need to Replace the BridgeThe attendees were briefly explained why the bridge needed to be replaced. In Saxony-Anhalt and across Germany, the DIN 1076 standard for road and pathway bridges is applied, which classifies structures into three categories. Grade one is the best and safest, while grade four requires urgent action. The assessment examines stability, traffic safety, and durability. A full evaluation is done every six years and a smaller inspection every three years. The 2017 evaluation rated the L206 state road bridge with a 3.0. Action was needed, but not to the extent that traffic had to be banned from the bridge or immediate measures had to be taken.Planning Phase and DelaysThe LSBB pushed forward the planning phase for the L206 bridge in Weißenfels in 2018. From 2019 to 2021, preliminary and detailed planning took place, reviewed multiple times. A finished plan was already presented to the city council, and as mentioned by the attending Jörg Riemer, even the bridge’s color was discussed. Last year, the demolition was postponed once, and now it is indefinitely on hold.They claimed that “overplanning” was necessary. However, this overplanning will certainly take another three, if not four years, so construction work likely won't start until 2029. The construction itself will take another 1.5 to 2 years, according to the optimistic outlook. Reactions from Citizens and OfficialsPresent mayor Martin Papke stated that he was “furious” and found such planning work at the state level terrible, as he is the primary contact for the citizens and he and the city council have to deal with the fallout of this failure. This is an unsatisfactory prospect for the citizens.A Neustadt resident remarked that they should actually be in the middle of construction by now since the bridge was supposed to have been demolished last year. This phase has now been postponed, and suddenly it appears that the planning has to start all over again. This was justified by the pedestrian and bicycle traffic, as well as the connections to Markwerbener and Bahnhofstraße and Niemöllerplatz. The audience rightly asked whether these factors were not considered in the initial planning. This question went unanswered, as did how the overplanning could be accelerated, how much the planning has cost so far, and how the demolition tender could be postponed last year if a complete replanning is now required. Most attendees were dissatisfied with the answers from Dr. Stefan Hörold, President of the State Road Construction Authority Saxony-Anhalt, and Mr. Peter Lotze, Regional Director South. They talked for 20 minutes about the current situation, but did not present any outlook on what is to come. Questions and comments were allowed but were barely addressed. They neither admitted that there had been mistakes in the planning phase, nor transparently explained how such delays could occur or why the replanning should take years again. They only spoke of a “widening” of the bike path. Press Scrutinizes the InformationFinally, obvious information released by the LSBB to the press about the bridge construction was questioned again. City council member Jörg Riemer quoted from an MZ article dated September 30, 2023, citing Dr. Hörold, who said that at the planned construction start in July 2023, there was no construction clearance, so no demolition tender could take place. The question was asked how a demolition was supposed to be ordered if no final plan was in place. The response was evasive, with many words stating one should not believe everything the press writes. Clear answers to this and many other questions were not given.Disappointed and full of anger and incomprehension, the attendees of the citizen information event went home. In the end, they were no wiser than before and only know that the earliest construction start will be in 2029. Author: AI-Translation - Nadja Laue | 23.07.2024 |
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